Delays in CSC procurement to be expected after ‘generation’ slumber in shipbuilding, defence experts say

By Neil MossSep. 10, 2018

Re-entering the shipbuilding business requires a 'fairly steep learning curve' for Canada.

Canada enters the shipbuilding business after a 'generation' following the closure of Saint John Shipbuilding, which built the now aging Halifax-class frigates (pictured). Photograph by John Clevett, courtesy of the Department of National Defence

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The procurement of multi-purpose vessels that will serve as the backbone of the Canadian Navy for decades to come is going about as well as can be expected, say defence observers, as the government re-enters the shipbuilding business after a-decades long gap. The government seeks to procure 15 Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) vessels to replace the Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax-class vessels and four now-decommissioned Iroquois-class ships. The Halifax-class frigates were already upgraded once in a $3.1-billion refit program

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